University of Massachusetts-Amherst Top Questions

While I now like the lage size of UMass, I sometimes wonder what it would be like to attend a smaller school. Because UMass is so large, students miss out on some of the perks of a small school such as getting to know professors, knowing most of the students on campus, and the feeling of a close-knit community.

The hardest thing about being a freshman in this school is finding your nitch. It is a very large school and sometimes students thier freshman year have troubale finding a group of people they feel comfortable with. The classes freshman year are also HUGE., and if you are not use to this or can't get use to this it will affect your grades.

At UMass you'll meet lifelong best friends, but you have to make the effort. It's a huge school, and very easy to hole yourself up in your dorm if you're not a social butterfly. If you're someone like I just mentioned, I'd highly recommend joining a RAP or TAP housing dorm your first year, as you'll ancoming freshman: Go to early summer new student orientations (you'll pick classes before other freshman) and see if you're eligible to transfer any high school AP credits or prior college/community college credits. it helps later with registration dates

Large classes.

Too big.

Heavy partying. Dorms are small and outdated.

Lack of political diversity; large class sizes

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We have to do everything for ourselves. You are in charge of seeking out help, nobody comes to see you. If you do not look for opportunities and ask for help you do not get it. You have to make an effort to get individual attention.

People can get by without doing much work if they want to. Also, we have a reputation for being a party school.